If You Could Read My Mind

If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts would tell Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishing well In a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet You know that ghost is me I don't know where we went wrong But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back If you could read my mind, yeah If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts would tell Just like a paperback novel, the kind that drugstores sell When you reach the part where the heartache comes, the hero would be you Heroes often fail Never thought I'd feel this way And I've got to say that I just don't get it I don't know where we went wrong But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back If you could read my mind If you could, if you could (oh yeah) If you could read my mind (if you could read) If you could (my mind), if you could (yeah) If you could read my mind If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts would tell Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishing well If you could read my mind, love What a tale my thoughts would tell Just like a paperback novel, the kind that drugstores sells And when you reach the part where the heartache comes, the hero would be you Heroes often fail Never thought I'd feel this way And I've got to say that I just don't get it I don't know where we went wrong But the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back If you could, if you could (oh yeah) If you could read my mind (if you could read my mind) If you could, if you could (yeah) If you could read my mind If you could, if you could (oh yeah) If you could read my mind (if you could read my mind)